I've done many career days, so let's see....

1. Glowing pickle. Get the biggest pickle you can find, jam a 16 penny
nail in each end, attach 120 VAC to it and watch the glow!

2. Cook hot dogs. See idea #1, substitute a hot dog.

3. Show how to strip a DVD burner for the laser diode, then demonstrate
what you can do with it.

4. Demonstrate how to jailbreak an iPhone or root an Android phone.

5. Let's all learn how to solder!

6. Homopolar motor or "World's Simplest Electric Train".

Number 6 is probably the best idea :)

Cheerful regards, Bob


On Thu, Feb 5, 2015, at 05:28 PM, Denny Esterline wrote:
> So I think this falls under "everything engineering" feel free to flog me
> with a wet noodle if you disagree.
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> So I've been invited to speak at my sons career day... So I get about
> fifteen minutes to wow about 30 six year olds.
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> Now, I know we're the type of people that can get excited discussing the
> arcane details of processor instruction sets. Somehow I can't see a room
> of
> six year old sharing my enthusiasm. :-)
> I'd rather not revert to a Jacobs ladder to get their attention, but I
> will
> if I have to.
> I have about a month to prepare, minimal budget and an "above average"
> junk
> box.
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> Thoughts?
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> -Denny

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